Butter container and cutter.



G. E. TERRY.

BUTTER coNTATNEa AND CUTTER.

APPLICATION EILED JUNE 1l. 1914.

Patented Jem. 23, M17.

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SUITES CONTAINER AND CU'TER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I1; 1914.

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. Illunlnnlnu i fr l and State of California, have invented cerf tainnew and useful improvements in Butter Containers and Cutters, of whichthe following is a specication.

'lhis invention .is in the nature of a butter container and cutter andhas for its primary object to provide a device of this character whichwill be simple inconstruction, effective in operation and not liable tobreakage or disarrangement with ordinary use.

A special object of the invention is to pro vide means in a device ofthis character which readily 'measures from a quantity of buttercontained in the body any desired size or piece, said means comprisingmechanism for projecting any desired amount of the contents beyond theend of the boielike body for the action of a lmife.

A further object of the invention is to provide a generally improveddevice of the specified character and with these objects in view theinvention consists in the improved construction, arrangement, andcombination of the parts of a device of the specied character which`will be first fully described and afterward specifically claims lnorder -that the construction and operation thereof may be readilycomprehended, l will now proceed to specically describe my invention, inconnection with the accompanying drawings, illustrating an approvedembodiment thereof, in which drawings-w Figure 1 represents my inventionin perspective, the body being closed, showing a knife'in its positionof rest, Fig. 2 represents a vertical, longitudinal sectional view ofthe device with the parts in the same positions as in Fig. 1, Fig. 3represents a view similar to Fig. 1, with the body open and the knife inposition for operation, Fig. i represents a transverse, verticalsectional View with the parts in the same position as ,in Fig. 1.

Like referencecha-racters mark the same parts in all of the figures ofthe drawings.

Referring specically to the drawings, 5 represents the top, 6 thebottom, 7 the rear end and 8 and 9 the sides of the body of the device,said body being of elongated rectan gular box-like form, and the frontend being open and provided with a closure in the form of a door 10attached by any suitable hinges 11 and provided with a catch or latchconune 11, 1914.

Patented dano 23, 191'?,

sisting of a part 12 secured to the boi; and a part 13 secured to thedoor, one part having a sliding hook 1d to engage pins on the other. Anyother suitable hasp, latch or catch may be used.

Fhe bor; or body is preferably made with. an outer case comprising anouter plate 16 of sheet tin, nickel plated, or aluminum, and an innerplate 17 of similar or other approved metal, between which plates is alin ing 18 of asbestos or any other suitable nonheat-conductingmaterial.

l/Vithin the outer case is an inner case 13 which will be preferablymade of glass, china, porcelain, or aluminum, although any otherapproved material may be used, Sad inner case being intended to receivea carrying plate 20 upon which is to be placed a roll or rectangularblock of butter, said carrying plate being provided with an upturnedflange 21 at its rear end.

The inner case 19 is longitudinally slotted in its bottom as at 22 toreceive a rack 23 secured to or formed on the under side of the carryingplate 20, of aluminum or other suitable material, said rack when thecarrying plate is in position in the inner case, engaging a pinion 2-1on a horizontal shaft 25 suitably journaled in the outer case 15 andprovided at one-end, as at 26, with a handle projecting beyond the sideof said outer case.

- The door 10 comprises an outer case 27 which, when the door is closed,abuts against the'end of the outer case of the body, and

an inner plate 23, which, when lthe door is closed,` projects into theinner case of the body, a cork or other suitable packing 29 beingprovided around the edge of said i nner plate, to insure a close jointwhich wlll prevent the admission of the outer air when the door isclosed. The outer and inner plates of the door will preferably be madeof aluminum or other suitable metal, but any approved material may beused..

Any suitable knife may be used and 1n the form shown there is suitablysecured to one side of the outer case near its open end a bracket 30 inwhich is provided a vertical bore or seat to receive a pin 31 of a pivotblock 32 which may be secured by a nut and washer 33 or other suitablemeans which will permit of its rotation, said pivot block beingbifurcated vor provided with jaws 311 between which, suitably pivoted ona pin or pintle 35, is a knife 36 provided at its free end with asuitable handle 37, Which, when the knife is at rest, as shown in Fig.1, rests in and on a bracket 33 secured to the outer case near itsclosed end. A lug 39 formed integral with the bracket 30 provides anabutment for the rectangular base of the pivot block 32 and cooperateswith the adjacent end of the body to guide the cutting movement of theblade 36.

1n operation, the door 10 is opened as shown in Fig. 3 and the butter onthe carrying plate 20 moved into proper position for the cuttingoperation of the knife, 35 by rotating the handle 2(i. rll`he handle 3Tof the knife 36 is then disengaged from the supporting bracket 3S untilthe rectangular base of the pivot block 32 abuts the adjacent face ofthe lug 39 and stops the movement thereof. 'lf he knife is then swung onthe pivot pin 35 to cut through the butter on the carrying plate 20.

1t will be understood that any desired size of piece or any number ofpieces of butter may be cut by the knife 3G by simply adjusting thecarrying plate by means of the handle 26 operating the carrying plate20.

The provision of the inner case 19 made of glass, china, porcelain., orlike material, is of great advantage, inasmuch as it permits of theready removal from the outer, nonheat-conducting casing, of the onlypart which is liable to come in Contact with the butter and therebybecome soiled. rlihis inner case is readily and easily cleanable and canbe kept in a sanitary condition. but the outer case being of differentmaterials,

would be very difficult to clean when contaminated by contact with thebutter, and particles of the butter adhering thereto might be permittedto remain in the case suiiciently long to infect the fresh butterinserted f rom time to time.

rEhe provision of the slidable/plate, of

i easily cleanable material, fitting in the bottom of the inner casing,is also of great advantage. which it is formed, this plate'can bereadily cleaned and kept sanitary. By the adoption of the rack andpinion for operating the plate, it can be readily removed from thecasing for cleaning purposes, and inserted therein, without the removalof vany fastening or other parts. By reason o f this slid- By reason ofthe material ofing plate closely fitting in the inner casing, the slotin which the rack operates is closed against the admission of air.

rl'he many advantages of my construction will be readily apparent tothose skilled in the art to which it most nearly appertains, and it isobvious that slight changes and variations from the constructions hereinspecifically described, may be made, within the limits ofthevappendedclaim, without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention.

Having thus.fully described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1n a butter container of the class described,an elongated rectangular casing open at one end and comprising inner andouter spaced apart metallic members, the bottom of the inner memberthereof having a depression in its center adjacent the open end,non-heat conducting material between said members to prevent theentrance of heat or cold to or from the interior of said casing, aninner sanitary casing of' vitreous material closely fitting within theouter casing and being readily removable to permit the same to becleaned, said inner casing being open at one end and having its bottomcentrally longitudinally slotted from its rear wall to its open end, amovable sanitary readily cleanable carrying plate to receive the butter,closely fitting the inner casing and covering the slot in its bottom toprevent the entrance of butter, said plate being slidable on saidslotted bottom, a longitudinally extending rack depending from thebottom of said plate centrally thereof and slidably disposed in saidslot, a pinion in said depression meshing with said rack, and a shaftfixed to said pinion and extending transversely through and rotatablymounted in said outer casing with its outer end projecting `therebeyond,said butter carrying plate being ejected by rotation of said pinion.

1n testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE E. TERRY.

TWitnesses S. W. COCKRELL, HARRY BOWERS.

